[Cerebrospinal fluid changes in Garin-Bujadoux-Bannwarth meningoradiculitis]

Abstract

56 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and 46 matched serum samples were investigated in 23 patients, who suffered from meningopolyneuritis Garin-Bujadoux-Bannwarth. CSF cells and proteins were elevated for several months. The most prominent findings were the predominantly lymphocytic cell reactions with high numbers of plasma cells and the persistence of humoral immune reactions, i.e. intrathecally produced IgG, IgM and IgA. Both give evidence that the responsible infectious agent has rather low pathogenic but high immunogenic properties and that it has a tendency for a long persistence in the nervous system.